Drought conditions held steady the first week of May with little to no rain falling during the week across the region. A five day period of occasional strong to severe thunderstorms (May 8-12) would manifest in one level of drought improvement across locations in the Rio Grande Plains and Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Event Narrative

Brooks County remained in moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought through the month of May. Through May 14th, D2 (severe) held across the eastern third of the county; after May 14th, the D2 area shifted to the northern sliver of the county, including Falfurrias, with the remainder of the county at D1.